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RESOLUTION NO. r``19--99 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF COLTON RECOMMENDING THAT THE INLAND VALLEY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO THE CALIFORNIA TRADE AND COMMERCE AGENCY FOR LOCAL AREA MILITARY BASE RECOVERY AREA DESIGNATION AT THE FORMER NORTONAIR FORCE BASE, SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA AND DESIGNATING THE INLAND VALLEY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY AS THE LEAD AGENCY FOR SUCH PURPOSES. WHEREAS, the City of Colton is a municipal corporation duly organized and existing pursuant to the Constitution and laws of the State of California ("City"); WHEREAS, the Inland Valley Development Agency ("NDA") was established pursuant to that certain Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement dated as of February 12, 1990, entered into by the County of San Bernardino and the cities of Colton, Loma Linda and San Bernardino; and WHEREAS, the NDA was authorized to be established by a special act of the State legislature for the specific purpose of facilitating the redevelopment of the former Norton Air Force Base ("NAFB") and to mitigate the impacts on the greater San Bernardino County community from the loss of jobs and income due to the closure of NAFB; and WHEREAS, the State of California has established the Local Agency Military Base Recovery Area Act ("LAMBRA'l program to stimulate business and industrial growth in areas experiencing military base downsizing and closure; and WHEREAS, LAMBRA provides state tax credits and deductions and local incentives to companies locating their operations on military properties scheduled for closure; and WHEREAS, the State Legislature has enacted and the Governor has signed Statutes 1998, Chapter 1012 (AB No 3) which authorizes an increase in the total number of local agency military base recovery areas which may be designated under LAMBRA; and WHEREAS, LAMBRA designation at NAFB will significantly enhance current efforts to locate tenants at NAFB and the airport facilities situated thereon as operated by the San Bernardino International Airport Authority ("SBIAA'I, and will empower both the NDA and the SBIAA to further attract sustainable development and the creation of new civilian employment opportunities; and WHEREAS, the City deems it appropriate to authorize the Executive Director of the NDA to submit 1998 Application to the California Trade and Commerce Agency ("CTCA") for LAMBRA designation of the NAFB as set forth in the CTCA correspondence dated November 30, 1998, addressed to the Executive Director of the IVDA. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLTON DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS: Page 1